Teaching your dog SIT

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Show your puppy a really tasty treat and give just a little taste of it to get puppy eager.

Show the treat again so that puppy will follow it with its head and try to take it.

Hold the treat just above puppy's head and then move your hand back towards his/her neck so that puppy has to stretch up and lean back to reach it.

Puppy will almost be in the Sit position, move your hand back just a fraction so that pup must put his/her bottom on the floor to reach up for the treat.

As soon as puppy sits say "Sit" and give the treat that puppy has worked so hard for, and praise too !

After a few practices pup will understand what he/she needs to do to get the treat and it will become easier and easier. Eventually the word "Sit" will be sufficient.

Say the word "Sit whenever you see the pup sitting down of his/her own accord, that way pup will learn to associate the word with the action.

Ask pup to Sit before giving him/her their meal, before walking through doors, while meeting people etc